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<Summary>Do you want to share your thoughts and recommend any other interesting games that you would like to play on the next game night?      Now is your chance!      Fill out this survey and let us know....</Summary>
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<Title>Tomorrow: Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) Kickoff Meeting - Fall 2025</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><h6>Calling All Graduate Students! </h6><div><br></div>Join the writing accountability group to commit to your writing goals. The kickoff meeting is on 10/03/2025 from 11am - 12pm at ILSB 201 (virtual option also available). Light refreshments will be provided! <div><br></div><div>Click <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gearsgsa/posts/152510/50266/c0d11e521060ea419cc181ef19ec9c6c/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmeet.google.com%2Fxoa-jrde-ada" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> to join this meeting virtually. </div><div><br></div><div><h6>What are Writing Accountability Group, or WAGs at UMBC?</h6><ul><li><p>What: Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) are voluntary and facilitated by fellow UMBC graduate students</p></li><li><p>Who: WAGs are comprised of a group of graduate students (usually 4-8 participants per group) interested in developing writing habits and accountability </p></li><li><p>Why: Develop habits of writing every day for a short, manageable period of time by setting goals and being accountable to WAG peers </p></li><li><p>When: WAG groups meet once a week for 60-90 minutes for 10-12 weeks. The group finds a weekly time mutually convenient to all group members.</p></li><li>Where: The group decides on a mutually convenient location to meet, whether in person or online via WebEx or other video conferencing platform</li></ul><div><br></div></div><div><h6>Register with this <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gearsgsa/posts/152510/50266/a56e5621dc27c1c420732da37d8c5615/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSfp2Yotw9TYUyrjOOm55NQFIKTuqNwv05duTwtKm3b7xlF2OQ%2Fviewform%3Fusp%3Ddialog" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">link</a>. Hope to see you there!</h6><h6><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gearsgsa/posts/153196/attachments/59268" alt="WAGs" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></h6><h6><br></h6><h6>Want to Learn More?</h6><ul><li><p>AOK Library's Faculty has created a guide for facilitating Writing Accountability Groups. Visit here for more: <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gearsgsa/posts/152510/50266/d1486059197fd9fb0f65c5be4493bdc0/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2Fgroups%2Flibrary%2Fposts%2F130724%2F50266%2F9c89217203012bb9af888f665011ec54%2Fweb%2Flink%3Flink%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Flib.guides.umbc.edu%252Fwags" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/wags</a> </p></li><li>WAGs were developed by Dr. Kimberly A. Skarupski, Ph.D., MPH. Visit here for more: <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gearsgsa/posts/152510/50266/69078cbca4dd86749b8820f4108109a3/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2Fgroups%2Flibrary%2Fposts%2F130724%2F50266%2Fa0349670123d670f90ed7398fd3399c0%2Fweb%2Flink%3Flink%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.wagyourwork.com%252F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.wagyourwork.com/ </a></li></ul></div></div>
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<Title>Game Night</Title>
<Tagline>Strategize. Betray your friends. Win Prizes. Have fun!</Tagline>
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<Title>Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) Kickoff Meeting - Fall 2025</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><h5><strong>Calling All Graduate Students! </strong></h5><div><strong><br></strong></div>Join the writing accountability group to commit to your writing goals. The kickoff meeting is on 10/03/2025 from 11am - 12pm at ILSB 201 (virtual option also available). Light refreshments will be provided! <div><br></div><div><em>Click <a href="https://meet.google.com/xoa-jrde-ada" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> to join this meeting virtually. </em></div><div><br></div><div><h5><strong>What are Writing Accountability Group, or WAGs at UMBC?</strong></h5><ul><li><p><strong>What:</strong> Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) are voluntary and facilitated by fellow UMBC graduate students</p></li><li><p><strong>Who:</strong> WAGs are comprised of a group of graduate students (usually 4-8 participants per group) interested in developing writing habits and accountability </p></li><li><p><strong>Why:</strong> Develop habits of writing every day for a short, manageable period of time by setting goals and being accountable to WAG peers </p></li><li><p><strong>When:</strong> WAG groups meet once a week for 60-90 minutes for 10-12 weeks. The group finds a weekly time mutually convenient to all group members.</p></li><li><strong>Where:</strong> The group decides on a mutually convenient location to meet, whether in person or online via WebEx or other video conferencing platform</li></ul><h5><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gearsgsa/posts/152510/attachments/58824" alt="WAGs" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></h5><br></div><div><h5></h5><h5>Register with this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfp2Yotw9TYUyrjOOm55NQFIKTuqNwv05duTwtKm3b7xlF2OQ/viewform?usp=dialog" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">link</a>. Hope to see you there!</h5><h5><strong><br></strong></h5><h5><strong>Want to Learn More?</strong></h5><ul><li><p>AOK Library’s Faculty has created a guide for facilitating Writing Accountability Groups. Visit here for more: <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/library/posts/130724/50266/9c89217203012bb9af888f665011ec54/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Flib.guides.umbc.edu%2Fwags" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/wags</a> </p></li><li>WAGs were developed by Dr. Kimberly A. Skarupski, Ph.D., MPH. Visit here for more: <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/library/posts/130724/50266/a0349670123d670f90ed7398fd3399c0/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wagyourwork.com%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.wagyourwork.com/ </a></li></ul></div></div>
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<Title>Fall 2025 AI Symposium at the AOK Library</Title>
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